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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5606: Cardiac delivery system

Improving the cardiac delivery system in the state of Washington by creating a new statutory certificate of need category for adult nonemergent interventional cardiology for hospitals without on-site open heart surgery programs.

Summary

  • Adult nonemergent coronary interventions are tertiary services and must be performed in hospitals which have obtained a certificate of need to provide such services in compliance with rules adopted by the Department of Health (DOH). DOH cannot require the hospital to have an on-site open heart surgery program in order to perform these services.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5606), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Kastama (D-25)
Introduced
January 25, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Companion bill
HB 1689
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to improving the cardiac delivery system in the state of Washington by creating a new statutory certificate of need category for adult nonemergent interventional cardiology for hospitals without on-site open heart surgery programs;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Kastama (D-25)

6 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Pam Roach R-31Karen Keiser D-33Dan Swecker R-20Darlene Fairley D-32Val Stevens R-39Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5606 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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